Paralegal Exam - Civil Litigation Final
Test Questions and All Correct
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Unethical - Answer For an attorney or paralegal working with the attorney to personally
contact an opposing party who is represented by counsel is...
Settlement Agreement - Answer A contract between two or more parties to a settle a case is
know as a...
Dismissal with Prejudice - Answer A document filed with the clerk of court that ends a lawsuit,
and by its terms states that no other lawsuits may be brought by the same persons on the same
subject matter or claims, is called a...
Dismissal without Prejudice - Answer A document filed with the clerk of court that ends a
lawsuit, but allows another lawsuit to be brought by the same persons on the same subject
matter or claims, is called a...
Consent Decree - Answer When the defendant consents to take certain actions, often without
admitting fault for the plaintiff's claims, this is called a...
Case Citation - Answer This may contain a pinpoint citation, is a legal address, and may be
accompanied by a parallel citation.
Judge - Answer A memorandum of law, also known as a brief, is usually submitted to a...
During the Trial - Answer A Motion for Directed is made when?
Diversity of Citizenship - Answer The two bases of federal jurisdiction are: 1) federal question
(statutory or constitutional), and...
Objective/Neutral - Answer An interoffice memo should be...
Primary Mandatory Authority - Answer This is law, "rolls downhill," and is binding on lower
, Mandatory Authority - Answer This is case law, statutory law, or an ordinance if they come
from within your district.
Appellant - Answer The person who appeals a case to a higher court is called the...
Notice of Appeal - Answer A document filed with the court and served on the opposing party,
giving notice of an intention to appeal is called a...
Petition for Writ of Certiorari - Answer To request a hearing in the U.S. Supreme Court, one
would file a...
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - Answer This includes mediation, arbitration, and a
summary jury trial.
Report - Answer A state's official publication of its case law is known as a...
Voir Dire of Prospective Jurors - Answer Peremptory challenges may be used by a party
during...
Split Equally Between the Parties - Answer Unless the parties agree otherwise, the mediator's
fee is...
False - Answer True/False: The role of an arbitrator is to help the parties to the arbitration
come to a mutually agreeable settlement.
Heir - Answer Not a party to a trust.
Probate - Answer The judicial process by which a will is determined to be valid is called...
Disclaimed or Renounced the Property - Answer An heir or beneficiary who refuses in writing
to accept the decedent's property has...
An Executor under a Will & A Court Appointed Administrator for an Intestate - Answer
Test Questions and All Correct
Answers Rated A+(2025) Updated.
Unethical - Answer For an attorney or paralegal working with the attorney to personally
contact an opposing party who is represented by counsel is...
Settlement Agreement - Answer A contract between two or more parties to a settle a case is
know as a...
Dismissal with Prejudice - Answer A document filed with the clerk of court that ends a lawsuit,
and by its terms states that no other lawsuits may be brought by the same persons on the same
subject matter or claims, is called a...
Dismissal without Prejudice - Answer A document filed with the clerk of court that ends a
lawsuit, but allows another lawsuit to be brought by the same persons on the same subject
matter or claims, is called a...
Consent Decree - Answer When the defendant consents to take certain actions, often without
admitting fault for the plaintiff's claims, this is called a...
Case Citation - Answer This may contain a pinpoint citation, is a legal address, and may be
accompanied by a parallel citation.
Judge - Answer A memorandum of law, also known as a brief, is usually submitted to a...
During the Trial - Answer A Motion for Directed is made when?
Diversity of Citizenship - Answer The two bases of federal jurisdiction are: 1) federal question
(statutory or constitutional), and...
Objective/Neutral - Answer An interoffice memo should be...
Primary Mandatory Authority - Answer This is law, "rolls downhill," and is binding on lower
, Mandatory Authority - Answer This is case law, statutory law, or an ordinance if they come
from within your district.
Appellant - Answer The person who appeals a case to a higher court is called the...
Notice of Appeal - Answer A document filed with the court and served on the opposing party,
giving notice of an intention to appeal is called a...
Petition for Writ of Certiorari - Answer To request a hearing in the U.S. Supreme Court, one
would file a...
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - Answer This includes mediation, arbitration, and a
summary jury trial.
Report - Answer A state's official publication of its case law is known as a...
Voir Dire of Prospective Jurors - Answer Peremptory challenges may be used by a party
during...
Split Equally Between the Parties - Answer Unless the parties agree otherwise, the mediator's
fee is...
False - Answer True/False: The role of an arbitrator is to help the parties to the arbitration
come to a mutually agreeable settlement.
Heir - Answer Not a party to a trust.
Probate - Answer The judicial process by which a will is determined to be valid is called...
Disclaimed or Renounced the Property - Answer An heir or beneficiary who refuses in writing
to accept the decedent's property has...
An Executor under a Will & A Court Appointed Administrator for an Intestate - Answer
